Momoiro Clover Z

Momoiro Clover Z(ももいろクローバーZ,Momoiro Kurōbā Zetto) is a Japanese idol group. It is commonly abbreviated as Momoclo(ももクロ,Momokuro).

The group is known for energetic performances, incorporating elements of ballet, gymnastics, and action movies.

In 2013, it was the fourth highest music artist by total sales revenue in Japan, with over ¥5.2 billion. During 2014, about 486,000 people attended their live concerts, which was the highest record of all female musicians in Japan. Momoiro Clover Z has been ranked as the most popular female idol group from 2013 to 2015.

History

2008-2009: Conception and beginnings

Formed in the spring of 2008 as a six-member unit, the group was originally named Momoiro Clover ("Pink Clover" or, literally, "Peach-Colored Clover"). The name was chosen to imply that the group was composed of innocent girls who wanted to bring happiness to people. Later in 2011, after the departure of Akari Hayami from the group, management added the letter "Z" to the group's name. The group's slogan is "Idols you can meet right now"(いま、会えるアイドル,Ima, aeru aidoru).

Momoiro Clover Z

Momoiro Clover Z(ももいろクローバーZ,Momoiro Kurōbā Zetto) is a Japanese idol group. It is commonly abbreviated as Momoclo(ももクロ,Momokuro).

The group is known for energetic performances, incorporating elements of ballet, gymnastics, and action movies.

In 2013, it was the fourth highest music artist by total sales revenue in Japan, with over ¥5.2 billion. During 2014, about 486,000 people attended their live concerts, which was the highest record of all female musicians in Japan. Momoiro Clover Z has been ranked as the most popular female idol group from 2013 to 2015.

History

2008-2009: Conception and beginnings

Formed in the spring of 2008 as a six-member unit, the group was originally named Momoiro Clover ("Pink Clover" or, literally, "Peach-Colored Clover"). The name was chosen to imply that the group was composed of innocent girls who wanted to bring happiness to people. Later in 2011, after the departure of Akari Hayami from the group, management added the letter "Z" to the group's name. The group's slogan is "Idols you can meet right now"(いま、会えるアイドル,Ima, aeru aidoru).

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Seven new songs, six of them chart debuts, have rearranged the top 10 of this week's Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart dated April 9 to 15. The song bowing at No. 1 is NGT48's "Haru Wa Dokokara Kurunoka?" after selling 116,495 copies in its first week. The third single by the Japanese girl group took the top spot, fueled mostly by physical single points (No. 1) and came in at No. 8 for look-ups and No ... 2) ... 6) ... 1 ... Xiao Yi Xiao / MomoiroClover Z....

A Japanese comedian is facing criticism for performing in blackface in a widely viewed television show, a move that has outraged many and highlighted the regular appearance of performers in similar makeup on mainstream media outlets in Japan... In 2015, the pop groups MomoiroClover Z and Rats & Star raised ire after a picture of them donning blackface and wearing brightly colored suits and gloves was released before a performance ... (Jan....

Hakata-based girl group HKT48's "Kiss Ha MatsuShika Nainodeshouka?" blasts in at No. 1 on the latest <a href="charts/japan-hot-100">Billboard Japan Hot 100</a> chart dated July 31 to Aug. 6, after selling 284,698 copies in its first week and coming in at No. 1 for physical sales, No. 7 for look-ups, No. 10 for Twitter mentions, and No. 70 for downloads. Following at No ... 2, boosting the song to No ... Mr ... "BLAST!" / MomoiroClover Z ... ....

NEW YORK--Snuggled in his baby pouch, 3-month-old Toma Tsubota probably won't remember being at Yankee Stadium for his first baseball game. His dad will. "When he grows up, he will be proud that he was here for this," father Yota said Friday night. And what was this? ... By the time Tanaka bounded out to the mound and warmed up to the peppy music of Japanese girl band MomoiroClover Z, it was 8.47 p.m. for the first pitch--that was 9.47 a.m....

NEW YORK (AP) — Snuggled in his baby pouch, 3-month-old Toma Tsubota probably won't remember being at Yankee Stadium for his first baseball game. His dad will. "When he grows up, he will be proud that he was here for this," father Yota said Friday night. And what was this? ... By the time Tanaka bounded out to the mound and warmed up to the peppy music of Japanese girl band MomoiroClover Z, it was 8.47 p.m ... "Breakfast at Yankee Stadium." ... ....

When a 48-year-old male fan of girl band MomoiroClover Z arrived at a recent concert, he looked into the camera of a facial-recognition device to get his pre-paid ticket. “It’s really smooth. In the past, I used to wait for 30 minutes to an hour before I was able to get in,” said the appeared first on The Japan Times. > ... ....

New Delhi, July 4 (ANI) ... "In recent years, the purchase of event and concert tickets through online auctions or private individuals has become a widespread practice ... This system is being used at concerts in Japan by performers that include MomoiroClover Z and Babymetal, helping to prevent fraudulent concert ticket resale and to ensure that concertgoers are admitted into the venue efficiently ... (ANI) ... RELATED. From around the web....

Shonen Knife as they embark on their 2016 U.K. tour ... Babymetal ... MomoiroClover Z release an irresistibly noisy dance-metal collaboration with KISS ... So you get acts like Babymetal or the acrobatic, hugely popular, and sometimes musically over-the-top five-girl MomoiroClover Z, who went so far as to release an irresistibly noisy dance-metal collaboration with the band KISS last year, called “Yumeno Ukiyoni Saitemena.” ... &nbsp;. ... > ....

This is not a uniquely Australian problem - DutchChristmas celebrations feature the blackface helper of Sinterklaas, Black Pete, and Japanese band MomoiroClover Z were in a blackface controversy last year - but Australian circumstances contribute to its continuance here. "There's ignorance from distance," University of Sydney associate professor Catriona Elder, an expert in Australian cultural identity and history, told the BBC... ....